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Menopause Discussion => All things menopause => Topic started by: Bluenose on May 26, 2024, 08:56:42 AM

Title: HRT for a year and bleeding
Post by: Bluenose on May 26, 2024, 08:56:42 AM

Hi i'm 57 and had no periods for at least 8 years, i've been on HRT for over a year switching from patches to 2 pumps of
the gel and a tablet at night for around 10 months ago with no issues, i've started to spot blood which is dark in colour and just wondered if anyone has had it happen to them or if i should be concerned, have mild period type pain too ☹️

thanks for reading

Title: Re: HRT for a year and bleeding
Post by: CLKD on May 26, 2024, 09:00:13 AM

Morning.  May well be hormonal input causing a break through bleed.  MayB put the product names on here and perhaps see if there is any info in the leaflet in the box.

Hopefully some1 will then comment on your regime with advice.  How big is the 'spotting'?

Title: Re: HRT for a year and bleeding
Post by: Bluenose on May 26, 2024, 09:18:57 AM

it's nothing major just mainly when i'm wiping after a wee, i'm taking Utrogestan 100 mg capsules and 2 pumps of Orstrogel a day which i've been on 2 pumps for over 6 months started off on 1 pump

Title: Re: HRT for a year and bleeding
Post by: Penguin on May 26, 2024, 09:35:05 AM

Could it be vaginal atrophy? Are you dry down there? If not, then you probably need to get checked out just to be cautious. I'm reading right that you have been on the same regime for 10 months, no recent changes at all or missed doses etc?

Title: Re: HRT for a year and bleeding
Post by: Bluenose on May 26, 2024, 10:16:58 AM

Hi no changes no and it isn't dry now that's mainly what i went on HRT for, we don't have a sex life as we have 2 cockapoos 🤣 so it's only when we are on holiday ☺️ so that's the only thing that's different as we had sex but that was a week ago and no blood afterwards

Title: Re: HRT for a year and bleeding
Post by: Penguin on May 26, 2024, 10:23:04 AM

Quote from: Bluenose on May 26, 2024, 10:16:58 AM

Hi no changes no and it isn't dry now that's mainly what i went on HRT for, we don't have a sex life as we have 2 cockapoos 🤣 so it's only when we are on holiday ☺️ so that's the only thing that's different as we had sex but that was a week ago and no blood afterwards

So there was no spotting say within 24 hours of having sex?

Title: Re: HRT for a year and bleeding
Post by: Bluenose on May 26, 2024, 10:49:20 AM

No this is a week later, feels just like mild period pain too

Title: Re: HRT for a year and bleeding
Post by: Bluenose on May 26, 2024, 01:04:20 PM

thank you so much for your reply, this is day 2 so i will see how it goes in the next few days and maybe reduce back to 1 pump, getting a GP appointment is near on impossible but that will be my next step, if i can't get one then i will phone the nearest private hospital and book to see a gynaecologist that way, i'm
worrying now as i had a really difficult birth with my 2nd child as i have adhesions and my womb had stuck to my bladder so i'm terrified of needing any further surgery, i couldn't have more children so i wish they'd just taken it out 😔